Greenville is a larger medium-sized city located in the state of South Carolina. With a population of 56,334 people and 43 constituent neighborhoods, Greenville is the fourth largest community in South Carolina.

Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Greenville is neither predominently one or the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Greenville is a city of sales and office workers, professionals, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Greenville who work in sales jobs (12.89%), office and administrative support jobs (11.82%), and management occupations (10.18%).

Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of Greenville spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 16.79 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the city are less than they would otherwise be.

Greenville Information and Demographics

The population of Greenville is very well educated relative to most cities and towns in the nation, where the average community has 14.96% of its adult population holding a 4-year degree or higher: 34.19% of adults in Greenville have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.

The per capita income in Greenville in 2000 was $23,242, which is wealthy relative to South Carolina, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $92,968 for a family of four.

Greenville is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Greenville home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Greenville is White, followed by African-American. Important ancestries of people in Greenville include English, German, Irish, Scotch-Irish, and Scottish.

The most common language spoken in Greenville is English. Some people also speak Spanish.